Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 707 | 763 | 575 | 470 | 742 | 692 | 704 | 1016 | 1159 | 1293 | 1344 | 1430 | 2576 | 6473 | 8920 | 4698 | 3860 | 3371 | 2754 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:27AM1.84m | 5:50PM1.82m | 6:15AM1.87m | 6:38PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM0.21m | 11:43AM0.20m | 00:05AM0.20m | 12:34PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 79 | 229 | 161 | 470 | 742 | 692 | 704 | 1016 | 1159 | 1293 | 1344 | 1430 | 2576 | 4183 | 5180 | 4698 | 3860 | 3371 | 2754 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | NNE 8 | SSW 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 82 | 26 | 102 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 149 | 131 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 22 | NNE 7 | SSW 13 | S 20 | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 9 | 5 | 127 | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 707 | 763 | 575 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6473 | 8920 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 30 | 76 | 3 | 3 |
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